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100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
Here’s a round-up of important Black historical figures you need to know about. ... Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans. The United States has a long history of racism against its Black citizens. [2]
Chisholm made more history in 1972 by becoming the first African American woman of a major political party to run for the Democratic party's presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: "Unbought ...
First free African-American community: Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (later named Fort Mose) in Spanish Florida. [17] 1739. September 9 – In the Stono Rebellion, South Carolina slaves gather at the Stono River to plan an armed march for freedom. [18] 1753. Benjamin Banneker designed and built the first clock of its type in the Thirteen ...
Feb. 3—Among the many designations of the month of February is Black History Month, established as "Negro History Week" in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. Woodson was a historian and his work ...
Approximately 5,000 free African-American men helped the American Colonists in their struggle for freedom. One of these men, Agrippa Hull, fought in the American Revolution for over six years. He and the other African-American soldiers fought in order to improve their white neighbor's views of them and advance their own fight of freedom. [43]
List of African-American activists; List of African-American actors; African Americans in foreign policy; African-American officeholders in the United States, 1789–1866; List of African-American singers; African-American Tony nominees and winners; List of African-American women in classical music; List of African-American women in STEM fields